Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Elizabeth of Portugal, Widow 8 Jul 20267 Jul 2026 Feast of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Queen, Widow: Missa “Cognovi, Domine” Elizabeth is usually depicted in royal garb with a dove or an olive branch. At her birth in 1271, her…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Octave Day of the Ascension 21 May 202621 May 2026 In Octava Ascensionis; Commemoration of S. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr: Missa "Viri Galilaei" Jesus ascended into heaven, there to prepare a place for us, for us. Ascension is but a…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Ascension Day 14 May 202613 May 2026 Ascension Day: Missa "Viri Galilaei" Station at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Forty days after the Resurrection, Our Lord Jesus Christ, attended by Angels, ascended into Heaven, in the sight of…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor of the church 13 May 202613 May 2026 S. Roberti Bellarmino Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris: Missa "In médio" St. Robert Bellarmine was born on October 4, 1542, in Montepulciano, Tuscany, into a noble but financially strained family. His…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: Rogation Monday 11 May 202610 May 2026 Rogation Monday: Missa "Exaudivit" "Rogation" comes from the Latin "rogare," which means "to ask," and "Rogation Days" are days during which we seek to ask God's mercy, appease His anger, avert…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Antoninus of Florence 10 May 20269 May 2026 St Antoninus OP, Bishop & Confessor; comm. Sunday V Post Pascha, SS. Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs: Missa "Státuit ei Dóminus" (1389-1459) Saint Antoninus, or Little Antony, as he was called…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St. Gregory the Theologian 9 May 20269 May 2026 Feast of Saint Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor of the Church: Missa "In medio Ecclesiae" After his baptism at 30, Gregory gladly accepted his friend Basil’s invitation to join him…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr 7 May 20266 May 2026 St Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr: Missa "Protexisti" Saint Stanislaus, a Polish martyr, was Bishop of Cracow. King Boleslaw II was outraging the whole kingdom by his acts of lust and cruelty.…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St John before the Latin Gate 6 May 20265 May 2026 St John before the Latin Gate: Missa "Protexisti" IN the year 95, St. John, who was the only surviving apostle, and governed all the churches of Asia, was apprehended at…
Liturgy… Carissimi; Today’s Mass: St Monica, Widow 4 May 20261 May 2026 St Monica, Widow: Missa "Cognovi, Domine" Born into a Christian family in the village of Tagaste, Northern Africa in 332, Saint Monica learned at an early age the virtues of patience…
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